Workings of the Mind

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Decks in this class (15)

Consciousness
What do people generally associat...,
What is rene descartes s argument...,
The grand illusion 3
35  cards
Attention
Attention is 1,
How attention is limited 2,
How attention is selective 3
31  cards
Brain Basics
Brain cell specialized in sending...,
Neurons fire with 2,
Axons are covered in 3
42  cards
Sensation and Perception
Sensation 1,
Perception 2,
Sensation is 3
50  cards
Memory
Memories are perfect representati...,
Storage 2,
Encoding 3
38  cards
Self-Awareness
Most animals are considered to be 1,
Animals are conscious and aware 2,
Self awareness 3
20  cards
Sleeping and Dreaming
Predation avoidance 1,
Memory consolidation 2,
Brain self cleaning 3
34  cards
Altered States of Consciousness
Psychoactive drug 1,
Types of psychoactive drugs 2,
Psychoactive drugs work by alteri...
31  cards
Non-Conscious
James vicary s study of sublimina...,
Liminal 2,
Subliminal 3
30  cards
Automatic Behavior and Free-Will
Some thoughts and behaviors seem ...,
Who is in charge 2,
Evidence against free will 3
50  cards
Reality as an Illusion
Your mind is limited 1,
Your mind is deceptive 2,
Perception is a combination of 3
36  cards
Human Intelligence
Problem of intelligence 1,
Francis galton 1822 1911 2,
Alfred binet 1857 1911 3
30  cards
Animal Intelligence
You are a hairy ape 1,
You have basically the same brain 2,
Man the tool user 3
19  cards
Artificial Intelligence
Minds and computers 1,
True artificial intelligence 2,
Virtual intelligence 3
23  cards
Problems of Conscious
Everything your mind has even kno...,
Descartes 2,
Dualism 3
26  cards

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